George Tsai

New Brighter LED Display New brighter LEDs is available in the new FDC A2 Timecode Generator Display/Slate as well as upgrades for current owners of any of our previous slates. More details about the FDC A2, Upgrade paths, photos and prices are all available at: https://fuzeti.com/index.php?route=extension/pavoblog/single&pavo_post_id=29 FDC A2 in direct sunlight at max brightness/min brightness MRE New vs. Old LEDs

I don't have a TSC on hand to make any side by side comparisons at the moment. From what I can remember of the TSC, I think the compact panel proto itself is slightly smaller than the TSC's face panel? With this design the display is attached to the panel with four screws, so switching up panel sizes is simple and you could make your own panel if you really wanted to hehe. For now I can only make and stock so many panels so I just need to figure out the ideal size/quantity to go forward with production:-)

For those of you not up to date on our development head on over to our Facebook for some details on the new design using brighter LEDS (no pricing yet): https://www.facebook.com/FUZETi/ For now, I'm looking primarily for input from those who own slates or in the market for one, on what kind of slate sizes you prefer. Be it you only ever use compact slates, only ever use the standard 11" slates, or would like the option to switch back and forth, perhaps even an over sized slate, or whatever use case you have in mind. Below are the prototype panels in comparison to our current MRE slate as well as the basic dimensions of the two panels. Love to hear your thoughts!

10% discount for everything under Timecode category! This includes back-orders and the few remaining refurbished slates;-) Use coupon code: BFCMhttps://fuzeti.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=20_59

Paul has posted http://www.pauldorough.com/Review of FuzeTi MRE Slate.pdf in the Facebook group Freelance Sound Mixers & Recordists for TV/Film. Currently trying to work out the sync issue with the ERX2TCD with the guys from Zaxcom. Should be able to fix it in a firmware update. I've looked around at other options/brands for battery holders with lighter tension but couldn't find any that fit the bill. With this style of battery holder there's not much difference between the various manufacturers.

All pre-orders have shipped:-) If you did not get a tracking number please contact sales@FUZETi.com

Website server went down, trying to get it back up and running asap. Due to the outage the discount code will be extended for an extra day through May 1st. Edit: Site is now back up and running:-)

There is no backlight as the case and writing surface are not transparent. There are contact pins (not pictured) that's behind the front writing surface like the ones on the FDC for external front light LED bar. Currently there are no plans to make the LED front light bar but the option remains open if there is enough demand for it:-) Thank you!

Tomorrow is the last day to get the 10% site wide discount with 'nab2016' :-) Get this slate for $540 while you still can!

It's all in the same production run, the backorder status is just a notice it's not shipping until July:-) Sorry about the confusion, couldn't figure out how to differentiate between backorders and preorders from the backend:-P

Great thing is the crew won't waste time with a 10-2 after eating these hehehe

This version is not water resistant.

Currently re-calibration is only completed here in San Diego so you would have to ship the slate back. All crystals and oscillators will drift from it's original frequency over time, only exception would be chip scaled atomic clocks. I'd recommend re-calibration every ten years or so but not required.

A $10 optional Handle has been added. Orders prior to the addition of this post will automatically receive the handle for free and confirmation email.

"These are not the droids you are looking for..." :-) Such is the nature of using ABS plastic to produce an economic slate. For a much tougher slate the 3D Printed Compact Bundle has a steel panel that protects the plastic enclosure very well:-) Less than 1 frame drift over 24 hour period.

No lip on the backside because, well cost hehe. I can slate it with one hand only tho just barely. The navigation switch is disabled while the slate is running so there is no way to change settings and the start button will turn the display back on with the last slated time while the slate is closed. I have not done any actual drop tests yet since very few prototypes were made. The slate will survive some drops, it is ABS plastic after all and will crack and eventually break pieces off if dropped once too many times or too hard. The electronics itself will probably survive tho hehe.

New timecode slate preorder is now up on our site http://fuzeti.com/mre-timecode-generator-slate.html for $600 and will retail at $699.99 once we start shipping. We expect to begin shipping July 5th. This slate shares the same code as the FDC Slate and the same temperature compensated clock. 5-Pin Lemo and 1/4" TRS Input/Output comes as standard and BNC connectors are available as an additional option. The case is ABS injection molded plastic with four screw mount points on the front for optional large slate panels. 8.75"W x 5.75"H x 1.75"D. Standard 5-Pin Lemo and 1/4" TRS Input/Output and runs on 4 AA batteries or external 5-16V DC power. There are easy to set buttons on the back side allows you to configure timecode, user bits, and framerate as well as easy to adjust display brightness knob located on the side. We are also offering a NAB special promo code 'nab2016' (valid until 4/30) for an additional 10% off site wide bringing this pre-order down to $540! Due to server outage the discount code will be extended for an extra day through May 1st.

Pre-orders for the Fuze PD begins this Friday:-) http://fuzeti.com/generators/fuze-pd.html Early bird pre-order starting at: March 18th, 2016 - $200 Regular Pre-order starting at: March 25th, TBD 2016 - $230 Shipping: May 30th, 2016

Just updated first post with battery life test. AAA Energizer Advanced Lithium lasted for over 20 hours. Over 12 hours on rechargeable Amazon Basics High-Capacity 800mAh AAA batteries. Eneloop pro should be able to get another good hour.

Announcing the Fuze PD timecode generator! It's an ultra compact and simple timecode generator running on two AAA batteries.The generator will automatically start running at 00:58:00:00 or jam to an external timecode. Super lightweight and optional belt clip will be available. Retail price will begin at $250 for 1/8" stereo headphone jack and $299.99 for the 5-pin LEMO option. Dates for pre-orders will be announced soon with early bird pricing starting at $200! See photos in the first post:-)

Early pre-order prices end when this weekend ends! DAGR prices will go up to $299.99 on Monday the 22nd, PST:-)

Product pages are now up. Pre-orders for the DAGR begins next Monday, the 8th:-) http://fuzeti.com/dagr-portable-timecode-pre-order.html http://fuzeti.com/peq2-portable-timecode-pre-order.html Date for the PEQ-2 will be announced after the prototypes are completed and tested:-)

Have two new and very affordable timecode generators coming soon. The DAGR, has 0.2" high characters and the M18 has 0.4" high characters. The portable timecode reader/generator runs on two AA batteries or external power 3.3-20V DC. It is pretty much a shrunk down version of the FDC timecode generator with the same operations. They share the same clock and have nearly identical coding and specs. The case is a generic ABS plastic case then milled to house the electronics, both use the same enclosure. The dimensions are 5.5"H x 3.0"W x 1.25"D including the BNC jack. For timecode IO there is BNC output, 1/4" TRS input/output, and the standard 5-pin LEMO input/output. The slate switch allows you to turn the display on and off as you would with clapper sticks on a slate. There is also a port for external trigger so you can even build your own mini slate. External power can be hot swapped. What I like doing is to use camera AUX power as main source and have batteries too low to power my lavs to supply power in between camera battery swaps. Belt clip option is being looked into:-) Battery life with Amazon Basic 2400mAH Ni-MH Rechargables is over 20 hours with the display off and 7 hours with the display on continuously at maximum. Duracell Duralock batteries gets over 9 hours with display on and 22 hours with display off. Pre-orders is available now on www.FUZETi.com website soon. The first available will be the DAGR (the 3 pictured prototypes) and you can expect the early bird price to be at $275 (for 2 weeks), regular pre-orders at $299.99, and the retail price once it begins shipping will be $350. There is some small changes but the production run will be very close to the prototype. The M18 is still in the works (CAD photo) so that will come later when the prototype is built and price determined (likely $50 more). 2-8-16 update: Product pages are now up. Pre-Order for the DAGR is now live! Get in on the $275.00 early bird before price goes up to $299.99 on Feb. 22nd. http://fuzeti.com/dagr-portable-timecode-pre-order.html 2-25-16 update: M18 (previously named PEQ-2) early bird price ($350.00) begins Feb 26th, 2016 through March 6th. Regular Preorders ($375.00) begins March 7th to April 4th, 2016 Shipping: May 9th, 2016 http://fuzeti.com/peq2-portable-timecode-pre-order.html Update 2-28-16: Adding the announcement of the Fuze PD timecode generator. It's an ultra compact and simple timecode generator running on two AAA batteries.The generator will automatically start running at 00:58:00:00 or jam to an external timecode. Super lightweight and optional belt clip will be available. Retail price will begin at $250 for 1/8" stereo headphone jack and $299.99 for the 5-pin LEMO option. Dates for pre-orders will be announced soon with early bird pricing starting at $200! Battery life tested with AAA Energizer Advanced Lithium lasted for over 20 hours. Over 12 hours on rechargeable Amazon Basics High-Capacity 800mAh AAA batteries. Update 3-15-16 Pre-orders for the Fuze PD begins this Friday:-) http://fuzeti.com/generators/fuze-pd.html Early bird pre-order starting at: March 18th, 2016 - $200 Regular Pre-order starting at: March 25th, TBD 2016 - $230 Shipping: May 30th, 2016

I have a R-4 Pro, and it's frames off in an hour:-P maybe the R44 has a much better clock hehe

PI :-P Tho I just realized I accidentally repeated '4' on the last image from the previous one:-P